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Universe means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThe Universe is denoted by the Sanskrit term Brahmāṇḍa, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I will teach the practice of that, which produces absorption. [...] Having abandoned the thought that the universe (brahmāṇḍa) exists of five elements; that the body consists of five elements; and that everything consists of the elements, cultivate the thought, ‘[everything consisting of the elements] does not exist’. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Ends with: Inner universe, Outer universe.
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Search found 378 books and stories containing Universe; (plurals include: Universes). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Act 10.9: The transformed Sahā universe compared with the Padmāvatī universe < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
Act 9.1: Description of the Ratnāvatī universe and the Buddha Ratnākara < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
Act 10.7: The universes and Buddhas of the ten directions < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.3.88-89 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 2.3.15-16 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Verse 2.3.86-87 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.2.26 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Abode of Śrī Goloka]
Verse 1.2.25 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Abode of Śrī Goloka]
Verses 1.2.9-10 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Abode of Śrī Goloka]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.1.20 < [Chapter 1 - Meeting Again at the House of Śrī Advaita Ācārya]
Verse 3.3.220 < [Chapter 3 - Mahāprabhu’s Deliverance of Sarvabhauma, Exhibition of His Six-armed Form, and Journey to Bengal]
Verse 1.1.15 < [Chapter 1 - Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes]
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 11.16 < [Chapter 11 - Vishvarupa-darshana-yoga]
Verse 11.15 < [Chapter 11 - Vishvarupa-darshana-yoga]
Verse 11.7 < [Chapter 11 - Vishvarupa-darshana-yoga]
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